New Pluto Moon Named “Vulcan” After Star Trek

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New Pluto Moon Named “Vulcan” After Star Trek

Photo courtesy of startrek.com

(KTVI) – A newly discovered moon now has a new name and it might have Star Trek fans to thank.

After a small moon orbiting Pluto was discovered in 2011, a naming contest was created to allow voters to decide it’s name. Thousands of Star Trek fans answered back naming the moon “Vulcan” after the fictional alien species and it’s home planet.

Vulcans were made popular by the 1960s TV show and its spinoffs. The first appearance of a Vulcan was portrayed by Leonard Nimoy as Spock.